Councillors who lobbied Transport for London chiefs to relax parking rules outside shops on the Upper Richmond Road have welcomed the news that these efforts have paid off.

Residents and businesses in Nine Elms will soon benefit from a more sustainable type of heating thanks to a District Heating Network being installed underground.

Building on the momentum generated by the Wandsworth Climate Summit of November 2020, the council has created a new series of events called Climate Conversations.

The council has unveiled plans to protect a unique historical highway in Putney from flooding and the effects of excessive rainfall.

Wandsworth residents are being asked to comment on a masterplan to guide development in the riverside Wandle Delta area.

Construction work is continuing apace to provide a new 21st Century sixth-form teaching block at Balham’s Chestnut Grove Academy.

Wandsworth Council has declared a climate emergency, setting the targets of being a carbon-neutral organisation by 2030.

As part of this decade-spanning strategy to tackle climate change in the borough the council has committed to reviewing and updating its climate change action plan – the Wandsworth Environment and Sustainability Strategy (WESS) - annually.

A new community website that promotes cleaner and greener neighbourhoods in Balham has now gone live.

Wandsworth Council is leading the way in London by freezing its general element of the council tax for the forthcoming year.

Last week the Strategic Planning and Transportation Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to agree the production of a new Walking and Cycling Strategy. 

The strategy will detail the actions Wandsworth Council will take to increase the rates of walking and cycling within the borough.